• StatusReleased
  • Release Date1965-12-22
  • Runtime115 minutes
  • TaglineA Distinguished Company Breathes Life Into Shakespeare’s Lusty Age of FALSTAFF
  • RevenueNot Available
  • GenreComedy, Drama, History, War
  • Production
    CompaniesInternacional Films Espagnol, Alpine Productions, Peppercorn-Wormser Inc
  • Budget800,000$

Movie Overview

Henry IV usurps the English throne, sets in motion the factious War of the Roses and now faces a rebellion led by Northumberland scion Hotspur. Henry's heir, Prince Hal, is a ne'er-do-well carouser who drinks and causes mischief with his low-class friends, especially his rotund father figure, John Falstaff. To redeem his title, Hal may have to choose between allegiance to his real father and loyalty to his friend.

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Orson Welles

Keith Baxter

John Gielgud

Jeanne Moreau

Margaret Rutherford

Marina Vlady

Walter Chiari

Michael Aldridge

Tony Beckley

Norman Rodway

Alan Webb

Fernando Rey

José Nieto

Andrew Faulds

Patrick Bedford

Ralph Richardson

Beatrice Welles